1.Tom Cotton Net Worth is estimated to be between $500,000 and $600,000.

According to heavy, Tom Cotton net worth is $115,000-$300,000 but it was written way back in 2016. He earns a salary $174,000 per year in congress which means his financial asset is now bigger than $200K. Another website opensecrets.org says Tom Cotton has net worth of $425K but that data was represented back in 2015. Summing up, we can estimate that Tom Cotton net worth in 2018 is in the range $500K-$600K.

2.Early Life and Education

Cotton was born on May 13, 1977 in Dardanelle, Arkansas to Thomas Leonard and Avis. His father Thomas is a cattle farmer and his mother Avis Cotton is a school teacher and principal.

He attended Dardanelle High School and then joined Harvard College where he graduated in 1998 with major in government. The same year he joined master’s degree at Claremont Graduate University. After one year, he joined Harvard Law School where he received his Juris Doctor degree in 2002.

3.He also served in the Army

After completing law school, Cotton served as a clerk with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. In 2005, he was sworn into the U.S. Army and was deployed to Iraq in 2006. He served with the 101st Airborne and Provincial Reconstruction Team there. He also served as a captain in Afghanistan where he was among the soldiers to receive Bronze Star for outstanding work. He returned to Afghanistan on 2009 and stayed with his family.

4.Cotton is a huge fan of Trump

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Tom was a influential member during Trump 2016 campaign. He shared the same ideological regarding the immigration policy that Trump shares. He is also the firm supporter of ending Diversity Immigration Visa program. After a 2017 New York City truck attack incident, Cotton said Diversity Visa is a threat to national security. He added the lottery program has been deeply flawed, but now we see very clearly how it’s a threat to our national security.

After Trump was elected as the President o f United States, Cotton’s name was mentioned as a candidate for Secretary for Defense but General Mattis was chosen instead. He also suggested John Kelly for the role of Secretary of Homeland Security. He has a good relation with Donald Trump.

5.Tom Cotton is married to Anna Peckham

Tom is married to Virginia attorney, Anna Peckham. The couple got engaged in 2013 while they got married in 2014. Together they have two children. Their first child, a boy, was born on April 27, 2015.